Spreadable, Edible, and Incredible Coral Reefs! Carrie Dixon Discovery Hall Programs Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL Photo: CEDixon
National Science Content Standards Life Science Content Standard, Grades K-4: Characteristics of organisms Life Science Content Standard, Grades K-4: Organisms and environments Life Science Content Standard, Grades 5-8: Structure and function in living systems Life Science Content Standard, Grades 5-8: Diversity and adaptations of organisms Life Science Content Standard, Grades 9-12: Interdependence of organisms Behavior of Organisms Photo Credit: NOAA
Ocean Literacy Essential Principle: The ocean supports a great diversity of life and ecosystems. Photo: CEDixon
Coral Reefs! Oh My! Found in warm, clear and shallow tropical waters on the continental shelf Reefs are built up slowly by the successive generations of corals and their limestone skeletons Very complex ecosystems that support a great tdiversity it of vertebrate t and invertebrate life Photo Credit: NOAA http://www.moc.noaa.gov/mt/index.html
World Tropical Coral Reef Distributionib i Map: NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program
Corals Two types of corals: Hard reef building corals whose skeletons are made of limestone. Examples include brain and Elkhorn coral Soft corals like sea whips and sea fingers that are not reef builders Photo Credit: NOAA, Life at Sea http://www.moc.noaa.gov/mt/index.html
Phyla and organisms that can be covered dby this hands-on lab! Phylum Porifera: Sponges Phylum Cnidaria: Jellies, Anemones, Corals Phylum Annelida Class Polychaeta: Tube Worms Phylum Mollusca Class Bivalvia: Clams, Scallops Class Gastropoda: Snails, Nudibranch Class Cephalopoda: Squids, Octopuses Phylum Arthropoda Class Crustacea: Crabs, lobsters, shrimp Phylum Echinodermata Class Asteroidea: Sea stars Class Ophiuroidea: Brittle stars Class Echinoidea: Sea urchins and sand dollars Class Holothuroidea: Sea Cucumbers Phylum Chordata Class Chondrichthyes: Sharks and rays Class Osteichthyes: Bony fishes Class Reptilia: Sea turtles
Sweet Reef Coral Creations!* Squid Brittle Star Anemone Shrimp Tube Worm Clam Urchins Squid Sand Dollar Jellyfish Crab Nudibranch Octopus * A favorite among the students!
Phylum: Cnidaria Jellyfish, Anemones, Corals Over 10,000000 species, mostly marine Demonstrate radial symmetry Polyp vs. medusa Carnivores that use their tentacles to capture prey Gastrovascular cavity, mouth and anus are the same opening
Sweet-Tooth Jellyfish
Step 1: Place 1 Large Marshmallow in center of plate. Peel apart strands of Twizzers Pull and Peel and lay over marshmallow in a criss-cross pattern Step 2: place about a tablespoon of icing directly over the crisscross on top of the marshmallow
Step 3: Unwrap 1 Fruit Roll-up and lay it directly on top of icing on the marshmallow. Lift the entire creation (Fruit Roll-up, Twizzlers, and marshmallow) off the plate, and wrap edges of Fruit Rollup underneath the marshmallow
Ta-dah! An Edible, delectable Jellyfish!
Healthy Snack Coral Reef! Squid Lobster Coral Tube Worm Sponge Urchin Fish Crab Brittle Star Sea Turtle Anemone Clam Sea Cucumber Octopus
Phylum Mollusca, Class Cephalopoda Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish, Nautilus Bilateral symmetry Soft bodies Shells are either small or absent, except in the nautilus Marine predators! Beaklike jaws located at the base of their feet
Fear the Banana Squid!
Step 1: Peel banana halfway open and gently break off half of the banana fruit
Step 2: Divide the peel linto 10 different sections by splitting peel lengths into narrower widths
Step 3: Cut p approximately 1 inch off 8 of the peel lengths for legs, leaving two long peel lengths for tentacles
Step 4: Slide toothpick through banana and peel, so that even portions are showing on both sides of the squid Step 5: Slide 1 grape on each exposed toothpick point for eyeballs!
Step 6: Slide triangle shaped orange peel onto the end of a toothpick twice, for each side of the squid beak Step 7: Slide beak Step 7: Slide beak toothpicks into the flat end of the fruit next to each other
Banana Squid!
A Sea Cucumber whose guts you WANT to eat!
Step 1: Place fresh broccoli crowns onto the ends of tooth picks Step 2: Using the half of the banana fruit from the squid project, stick the broccoli toothpicks into the flat end of the fruit
For extra SEA CUCMBER pizzazz, add some p, celery strings coming out the anus!
Recycled Coral Reef Critters! Clown Fish in Anemone Anemone Sea Fans Jellyfish Coral Scallops Urchin Snail Barnacles Sea Turtles Sand Dollars Brittle Star Crab Sea Star
Phylum Mollusca, Class Bivalvia Muscles, Clams, Oysters, Scallops Latin: bi-, double valva, leaf of a folding door Most are sedentary and live in sand or mud Many species are filter feeders, using mucus on their gills to trap food particles in the water Very strong abductor muscles control the hinging of the shell Scallops are an exception to most bivalves because if threatened, they can clap their valves together to jet short distances
Egg Carton Scallops NOAA
St 1 C t 2 b t ½ Step 1: Cut 2 egg cups about ½ an inch from the top, to remove funky corners and ridges
Step 2: Using about 1 inch of clear tape, attach two cups together creating a hinge. Make sure both cups are facing up when taping them together e to create your scallop shell! Step 3: Place a cotton ball in each cup representing the body of the scallop
Step 4: Measure out two 4 inch strands of beads for eyes Step 5: Place two strands along outer edge of shell, and attach using quick dry glue, or clear tape
A very flashy scallop, and finally a use for all those mardi gras beads!
Human Impacts on Coral Reefs Across the World
Coral Bleaching
Great Coral Reef Resources! CORIS by NOAA NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program http://www.coralreef.noaa.gov/outreach/re sourcecd08/lessonplans.html Enchanted Learning: All About Oceans and Seas
Carrie Dixon Discovery Hall Programs Dauphin Island Sea Lab, AL Questions? Photo Credit: NOAA